Four days later England travelled to Switzerland. Wayne Rooney scored an early goal before the Swiss were reduced to 10 men. Adam Johnson and Darren Bent scored second-half goals as England repelled a spirited comeback to win 3-1

October brought a visit from Montenegro. But try as Peter Crouch and his team-mates did, they could not unlock the opposition's defence. A 0-0 draw was secured only after Milan Jovanovic rattled the bar in the closing stages for Montenegro